Commodity cabinet



Oct. 11, 1927.

COMMODITY CABINET Fi-led March 19, 1925 Patented ct. l1, 192.7.

UNITED, stares mane orFIcE.

JAMES II. BOYE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR 'EO THE BGYE NEEDLE COMIJAIY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORFORATION'OF ILLINOIS.

COMMODITY CABINET.

Application filed March 19, 1923. Serial No. 628,119.

This invention relates particularly to a rommodity-cabinet of the type in which a rotary carrier is mounted in a casing, such cabinet being adapted to the purpose of storing and vending small articles of merchandise', such as needles, shuttlesand bobbins.

Cabinets of the general character set forth are now widely used throughout the country by merchants for dispensing small articles ofY merchandise, and particularly sewing machineY needles, bobbins rand shuttles. There are in use throughout the country many seviing machines, known as stenciled machines, which bear various names. The sizes, shapes and style ofV those partsV and supplies which require rather frequent renewal, correspond, however, with afew primary makes of'm'achines. It is the primary object of the present invention toY provide improved means, adapted to be appliedto commodity-cabinets now in use, for enabling a needle or sewing machine part to be identified more easily with a primary make or manufacture, 1n order that the required renewal or replacement part may be readily ascertained and sup plied by the dealer.

The invention is illustrated in its preferred embodiment in the drawing, in whichi A Y Fig. l represents a plan view of a commodity-cabinet embodying the improvement; Fig. 2, a broken vertical sectional view taken as indicated at line 2 of Fig. l; and Fig. 3 a broken vertical sectional view taken as indicated atline 3 of Fig. 1.

In the construction illustrated, A represents the base-section of a casing; A, the

, cover-section. .of the casing; B, a central shaft journaled in the casing and having its upper end projecting through the top wall of the casing; C, a carrier disk fiXedly mounted on the shaft B; D, an actuating member secured to the upper end of the shaft B; E, a closure-plate associated with a.-

as a center, these numbers being preferably printed er stamped on the wall of the cas ing; H, a separately vformed dial plate through which the upper end of the shaft extends; I, a list of sewing machine names printed or lithographed on the top wall olf the casing near the periphery; I', a series of needle numbers associated-y with vsaid names; and I?, a series of bobbin and shuttle numbers associated with said names.

The casing-sectionspreferably are stamped or pressed from sheet metal, the flange of the upper casing-section embracing andbeing supported on the flange, ofthel lower casing-section. The actua-ting member D is secured' to the upperfendof the shaft B, by means of a pin 1. The central portion'of lthe disk of the cover-section A isdepressed,

as indicated at 2, to accommodate the dial plate l-I. The; series of numerals G may be printed or lithographed on the top disk of the casing-section ery of the dial plate.

The dial plate is provided with an annular series of presser-foot sockets, vorpresserfoot' matrices, 3, and isy provided also with a series of needle-prints 4, which mayalternate to some'extentwith the presser-foot sockets.v The dial plate H preferably is stamped from comparatively heavy sheet metal; and preferably the presser-foot sockets 3 are formed by punching the metal out by means of punches which correspond in shape with the shape of the presser-feet. The numerals of the dialsseries G are closely associated with and correspond withr` the presser-foot sockets and the needle-prints.

The' actuating arm D comprises ar pointer 5 and a. needle carrying armv 6,A the arm 6 being provi-ded with a matrix whichy is adapted to support a needle with the point portion projecting. Where the customer has a needle as a sample of what. herdesires, the needle may be placed iny the matrix of the arm 6 and the carrier may then -be rotated through the medium of the member D until the'n'eed'le comes into correct registration with one of the prints. The associated number of the dial-series Gis the number assigned to the needle-tube for that size and style of needle. These needle-tubes (not shown) are so loaded on the carrier C that when the pointer arm 5 is turned to point to the numeral z iscertainedy in the manner just mentioned, the proper needle-tubi?J be brought to a position beneath hand A', adjacent the. periph.

Where the name of the sewing machine is known, the merchant may ascertain the number of the needle or part from the chart at I, I', I2. When the customer does not know the name of the machine and where he has no sample needle, the presser-foot may be employed as a means for identifying the style and make of the needle or part. ln such case, the presser-foot is tried in the various matrices until one is found which accurately receives the presser-foot. The associated radially disposed number of the dial-series G :is the number assignedv to the corresponding bobbins and shuttles, and in the illustration given, the number to the right, or clockwise,

of the presser-foot socket is the number of the correspondingneedle-tube. In the illustration given, the needle-tube numbers are also printed in the bottoms of the presserfoot matrices, as shownV in. Fig. l. "When the number desired is ascertained, either by reference to the chart at. I, or by resorting to the expedient of placing a needle in the `matrix of the arm 6 and rotating the carrier as described, or by the expedient of placing a presser-foot in its proper matrix, the pointer may then be turned to point to the ascertained-number appearing` in the dialseries G. This brings the desired Vpart beneath the hand-opening E', it being understood that the various sectors of the carrier C are loaded with .the tubes or holders containing. the appropriate needles and parts, the tubes or holders being so numbered and so disposed on the carrier that when the pointer 5 is turned to the desired number of the dial-series G, the proper part will be brought beneath the hand-opening E.

By opening the. closure E, access is had to the tube or holder which contains the. desired 'needle or part.

The closure E is 'equipped at one of its inner corners with an actuating knob 7.

VWhen the closure is thrown to the open position, the locking-bolt F is thereby. moved into locking engagement withthe `lockingring F', so that the carrier cannot be rotated whenever the closure is in the open position. When the closure is moved to the closed position, `the carrier is released. `The movements of the locking-bolt F are effected by cam-connections with the shanklf2 of the closure E 1n a wellknown manner.

` The dial plate H preferably is provided. atA

its central portion with an upwardly struck embossment 8 which is perforated to permit the shaft B tov project therethrough. The lower surface of the hub portion of the actuating member B bears upon the embossment- 8, tending to confine the dial plate H in its position in the depressed central portion of the casing-tube. The dial plate is provided at the front portion of its periphery witharmsor projections 9 whose extremities are cupped upwardly, as indicated at 9?., These cupped portions t over the upper ends of rivets 10 (Fig. 3) which serve to secure to the top wall of lthe cover-section A a marginal metal strip l1, which is disposed at the rear end of the hand-opening E. The arms 9 thus serve as anchor arms Vwhich will prevent rot-ation or angular displacement of the dial plate H.

The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness of understanding only, and no unnecessary limitations should be understood therefrom, but the appended -claims should be construed as broadly as permissible in view of the prior art.

/Vhat I regard as new, and desire to secure by- Letters Patent, is:

1. In combination 1n a commodity-cabinet,

a casing having a sheet metal cover-section provided with a top wall having a depressed central portion, a dialf plate accommodated by the depression at said central portion, said dial platre having anchor arms extending therefrom and engaging projections with `which the top wall of the cover-section is tov said shaftabove said dial-plate and servling to holdthe dial-plate in anchoredposition.

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